Volunteer Teams Visits SVO

A team traveled to Africa

December 27, 2025

through

January 13, 2026

2024/25 Trip Higlights

2022/23 Trip Higlights

A Special Invitation

The Tanzanian President invited Josephat and some of the children to join her for dinner at the state house on March 8th. They had a wonderful time, but for security reasons, they were not allowed to take pictures at the State House.

A Beautiful Wedding

The wedding of Moses and Janeth was held on Saturday, July 24th. It was a beautiful wedding! Moses grew up at the orphanage and is now a missionary with YWAM in Tanzania. His wife is also a missionary. The two of them plan to continue the work of sharing the Gospel with unreached tribes. Congratulations to the new couple!

Ready to Move On!

Several of the children just graduated from Secondary School (High School). After receiving the results on their National Exams, they have all been admitted to Advanced Secondary School to prepare for college.

The New Hospital

The plans have been approved, and we are ready to begin raising funds to build the new hospital! We already have the land, the staff, and some of the equipment, so this project is SHOVEL READY!

A New Doctor

Most of you know about Simon. He grew up at Samaritan Village and is now one of the doctors at the Medical Clinic. Well, we’re about to have another doctor in the family—Scholastica! She was brought to the orphanage by social welfare when she was just a year old. She’d been found abandoned in Arusha in an area near Lake Manyara. She attended St. Monica Primary School and Scholastica Secondary School. She’s always liked to play netball (volleyball), sing, watch TV, and play with dolls as a child. Her dream was to someday be a nurse. She graduated last summer from Form 6 and was accepted into Medical College, where she now plans to be a doctor. She began her studies in October. There’s no doubt she’s going to make a fine doctor!

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Two New Children Arrive

Twin boys were just brought to Samaritan Village. Authorities reported their mother was living on the street, suffering from a mental illness. After giving birth to twins, she continued to live homeless until she was reported to the social welfare. The children were found wrapped in dirty clothes. They were were taken to the orphanage on October 24th.

The Preschool Grows!

The Samaritan Preschool added a second class in January. Thanks to the NGO WATOYA Tanzania EV for raising the funds to build and staff the school! The school now has a 3-year-old and 4-year-old class and will add another class each next year.

A Baby was Just Adopted

Micah was less than a year old when he arrived last December. He was named by the team of volunteers from Yuba City who were there at the time. He was adopted by a family in Arusha.